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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
FIRST TONIGHT IN LIGHT OF TODAY'S DEADLY ATTACK ON A US BASE IN THE MIDDLE EAST LINKED TO IRAN A STORY REPORTED SEVERAL DAYS AGO.
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION (US GOVERNMENT) PRIVATELY WARNED IRAN ABOUT A DEADLY JANUARY 3RD BOMBING ATTACK IN THE SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF KERMAN.
ISLAMIC STATE (DAESH) CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT ATTACK THAT KILLED NEARLY 100 PEOPLE.
(COMMENT)
WAS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WAS TRYING TO WARN ABOUT THIS ATTACK BECAUSE ISRAEL WAS BEHIND IT?
WAS THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TRYING TO UNDERCUT AN ISRAELI COVERT OPERATION HOPING TO STOP IRANIAN RETALIATION (ESCALATION) THAT ISRAEL SOUGHT TO IGNITE A CONFLICT ENABLING ISRAEL TO FINALLY DEFEAT IRAN AND THE THREAT IT POSES TO ISRAEL?...
REUTERS NEWS STORY JANUARY 25, 2024
The Russian military reports six violations of Syrian airspace by US coalition warplanes in the last day (2 F-15's, 2 A-10's and two drones)...TASS RUSSIA
15,000 FRENCH POLICE MOBILIZED AHEAD OF PLANNED FARMERS PROTESTS ON HIGHWAYS AND OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PARIS AREA TOMORROW...(BFM-TV France)
MORE ON THIS STORY LATER IN THE SUMMARY.
Air raid alerts tonight in nine regions of Ukraine including Kiev...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
IN PARIS THE MEETINGS INVOLVING AMERICAN AND ISRAELI INTELLIGENCE CHIEFS AND THE PRIME MINISTER OF QATAR OVER ISRAELI HOSTAGES IN GAZA ENDED.
PRIME MINSTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S OFFICE SPOKE OF 'SIGNIFICANT GAPS' REMAINING CALLING THE TALKS 'CONSTRUCTIVE'...BARAK RAVID AXIOS "X"...MORE TALKS EXPECTED IN THE DAYS AHEAD.
A drone attack on the US base at the Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq this afternoon.
Iranian-affiliated groups claiming responsibility...TASS RUSSIA
DEAD WOUNDED IN ATTACK ON US MIDDLE EAST BASE IN 'NO MANS LAND' BETWEEN JORDAN AND SYRIA
(Updated Jordan Denies Attack On Its Territory)
Three US soldiers dead in a drone attack on a base in Jordan near the Syrian border according to the US.
But the Jordanian government says this attack occurred in Syria...(CBC Canada 1 pm News Radio One)...TASS RUSSIA...
The actual location of the attack "Tower 22" a base said to be in a "no mans land" between Jordan and Syria...(BBC News)
34 more were wounded.
A statement from Joe Biden says Iranian backed groups were behind the strike.
Biden's statement saying the US will respond 'at a time and in a manner of our choosing'...NEWS AGENCIES-TRT WORLD TURKEY...BBC NEWS BLOG
A drone from Yemen shot down by a British warship in the Red Sea. The destroyer HMS Diamond using a missile against the Houthi drone yesterday...BBC NEWS
THE WEST AFRICAN NATIONS OF BURKINA FASO, MALI AND NIGER JOINTLY LEAVING THE ECOWAS GROUP.
THEIR STATEMENT SAYS THAT THE ECONOMIC COUMMITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES IS SUBSERVIENT TO FOREIGN POWERS.
THE THREE COUNTRIES SAYING THAT ECOWAS HAS NOT PROVIDED MEANINGFUL SUPPORT TO FIGHT TERRORISM...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)
"Is there a desire to make French agriculture disappear in favor of a kind of division of world production"
Marine Le Pen speaking those words in Northern France today.
She met with farmers protesting French government and European Union agricultural policies.
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal met farmers for the second time today after announcing measures to help them at a Friday meeting.
Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau saying new measures to support farmers will be announced on Tuesday.
The farmers protest that has blocked highways and entrances to grocery stores across France spreading into the Paris area tomorrow.
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin holding a crisis meeting at 6 pm followed by 'defensive' efforts to keep Paris area highways open tomorrow...(Information from BFM-TV France)...
LIVE BLOG BFM-TV FRANCE (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
IRAN LAUNCHED THREE SATELLITES TODAY.
IRAN SAYS THE SATELLITES WILL ORBIT BETWEEN 450 KILOMETERS AND 1,100 KILOMETERS ABOVE THE EARTH.
THE SATELLITES ARE LIGHTWEIGHT 'NANOSATELLITES'.
IRAN SAYS THEY WILL BE USED FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RESEARCH...PRESS TV IRAN
ONE MAN KILLED WHEN ARMED ATTACKERS OPENED FIRE IN A ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN ISTANBUL.
THE ATTACK CARRIED OUT BY TWO MASKED MEN AT THE SANTA MARIA CHURCH.
TURKISH AUTHORITIES CONDEMNED THE ATTACK SAYING IT APPEARED TO BE A TARGETED ATTACK AGAINST ONE PERSON...DIGITAL JOURNAL
The White House insisting that war is not an option with China even as National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan held a 'candid' discussion with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
All areas of tension in the world discussed from Ukraine to the Middle East to Taiwan.
The White House stressing "the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait"...TASS RUSSIA
North Korea fired several cruise missiles eastwards Sunday morning.
The missiles fired into the Sea of Japan (East Sea)...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
THIS WEEKEND THE MIDDLE EAST SITUATION INVOLVES INFORMATION BEING LEAKED OUT AND POSTURING BY ISRAEL SIGNALING THE NOTION OF MILITARY ACTION BY ISRAEL IN LEBANON....
EMANUEL FABIAN TIMES OF ISRAEL "X"
LBCI NEWS LEBANON...
THE UNITED STATES AND ALLIED NATIONS CUTTING FINANCIAL SUPPPORT FOR THE UN RELIEF AGENCY (UNWRA).
SWITZERLAND ALSO IN THE GROUP OF NATIONS.
THE CUT IN SUPPORT LINKED TO THE INVOLVEMENT OF UN RELIEF AGENCY EMPLOYEES IN THE OCTOBER 7TH ATTACK ON ISRAEL.
UNWRA FIRING THOSE EMPLOYEES THIS WEEKEND...BBC NEWS...
TODAY FRANCE JOINED THE GROUP OF NATIONS SUSPENDING FUNDING TO UNWRA...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
Unidentified gunmen killed nine Pakistanis in southeastern Iran. The victims were laborers living at an auto repair shop.
This attack comes as Iran and Pakistan are returning their ambassadors following a recent exchange of cross border attacks...TIMES OF INDIA
AN UNUSUAL INCIDENT IN AUSTRALIA FRIDAY SIMILAR TO THE APPEARANCE OF THE SO-CALLED 'PATRIOT FRONT' HERE IN THE US.
BLACK UNIFORMED AND MASKED INDIVIDUALS SOME CARRYING SHIELDS BOARDING A TRAIN AND RIDING THROUGH AUSTRALIA'S LARGEST CITY SYDNEY.
THEY WERE INTERCEPTED BY POLICE WITH 61 'INFRINGEMENT NOTICES' ISSUED. NO CRIMINAL CHARGES.
THE INCIDENT HAPPENED FRIDAY ON THE AUSTRALIA DAY NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
PRIME MINISTER ANTHONY ALBANESE AND OTHER POLITICIANS CONDEMNING 'NEO-NAZI ACTIVITY'.
MANY BELIEVE THE APPEARANCE OF SIMILAR GROUPS HERE IN THE US LIKE THE 'PATRIOT FRONT' ARE SUSPECT.
IT IS SUGGESTED THAT GOVERNMENTS-LAW ENFORCEMENT-INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES ARE ASTROTURFING 'EXTREMISM' TO LURE UNSTABLE INDIVIDUALS AND ENTRAP THEM.
INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT MAY ALSO BE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT PUBLIC OPINION AND OR SUPPRESS POLITICAL PROTESTS BY OPPONENTS...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA STORY
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
(UPDATED WHEN ABLE)
MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
TIMES OF ISRAEL
In other news...
CHINESE INVESTORS PUTTING UP TO SEVEN BILLION US DOLLARS INTO A COBALT MINE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
CHINESE COMPANIES INCLUDING SINOHYDRO AND CHINA RAILWAY WILL PAY 1.2 PERCENT OF MINING ROYALITIES TO THE DRC UNDER A AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CONGO GOVERNMENT AND THE INVESTORS.
CHINA IS DOMINANT IN THE MINING SECTOR IN THE DRC PARTICULAR IN COPPER AND COBALT A KEY COMPONENT FOR PHONES AND ELECTRIC CARS...NIKKEI ASIA
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
(UPDATED WHEN ABLE)
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